Jo Johnson, the UK’s minister for universities and science, has said that international student numbers to the UK are not in crisis, but said more could be done to help UK-India ties. He spoke at the All Party Parliamentary Group for International Students.

A settlement has been reached between the South African government and Education South Africa following court proceedings, after last year’s worrying declines in ESL enrolments due to a visa policy impasse.

The number of new study permits issued by the Canadian government increased by 5.4% in 2015, according to the latest figures from IRCC, which also show that international students spend more than $11.4bn in Canada annually.

New exam and language level requirements for Spanish nationality applications introduced last year are proving to be a financial boost for Spanish language providers. More than 62,000 CCSE exams have been administered since October 2015.

The government of Saudi Arabia is still committed to intensive ESL programmes as an entry point into new cultures and new experiences in the USA, through at least 2020, English USA delegates were told this month, as they learnt about the new normal.